What if gravity is not fundamental but emerges from quantum entanglement? In this episode, physicist Ted Jacobson reveals how Einstein’s equations can be derived from thermodynamic principles of the quantum vacuum, reshaping our understanding of space, time, and gravity itself.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:11 The Journey into Physics
04:26 Spirituality and Physics
06:29 Connecting Gravity and Thermodynamics
09:22 The Concept of Rindler Horizons
13:12 The Nature of Quantum Vacuum
20:53 The Duality of Quantum Fields
32:59 Understanding the Equation of State
35:05 Exploring Local Rindler Horizons
47:15 Holographic Duality and Space-Time Emergence
58:19 The Metric and Quantum Fields
59:58 Extensions and Comparisons in Gravity
1:26:26 The Nature of Black Hole Physics
1:31:04 Comparing Theories
Links Mentioned::
• Ted’s published papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QyHAXo8AAAAJ&hl=en
• Claudia de Rham on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve_Mpd6dGv8
• Neil Turok on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZCa1pVE20
• Bisognano–Wichmann theorem: https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/Bisognano-Wichmann+theorem
• Scott Aaronson and Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rbC3XZr9-c
• Stephen Wolfram on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRlQQw0d-4
• Ruth Kastner on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BsHh3_vCMQ
• Jacob Barandes on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaS1usLeXQM
• Leonard Susskind on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p_Hlm6aCok
• Ted’s talk on black holes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYt2Rm_dXf4
• Ted Jacobson: Diffeomorphism invariance and the black hole information paradox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6kdHge-NNY
• Bose–Einstein condensate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose–Einstein_condensate
• Holographic Thought Experiments (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/0808.2845
• Peter Woit and Joseph Conlon on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAaXk_WoQqQ
• Chiara Marletto on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uey_mUy1vN0
• Entanglement Equilibrium and the Einstein Equation (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04753
• Ivette Fuentes on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUj2TcZSlZc
• Unitarity and Holography in Gravitational Physics (paper): https://arxiv.org/pdf/0808.2842
• The dominant model of the universe is cracking (Economist article): https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/06/19/the-dominant-model-of-the-universe-is-creaking
• Suvrat Raju’s published papers: https://www.suvratraju.net/publications
• Mark Van Raamsdonk’s published papers: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=k8LsA4YAAAAJ&hl=en
• Ryu–Takayanagi conjecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryu–Takayanagi_conjecture
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